Pae Tohutohu Pae Tohutohu are primarily engaged to support managers and frontline service delivery employees to deliver justice services in the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
As to the staffing of the Māori Land Court registries, depending on the size of the registry some staff will continue to work from home, whereas others should be at full capacity.
Public Office (Agency) Information Name of public office: Te Kooti Whenua Māori / Māori Land Court Alternative name: Te Kooti Pīra Māori / Māori Appellate Court Public offices’ physical location: Taitokerau District - Whangārei registry office and Auckland Information Office Waikato-Maniapoto District - Hamilton registry office Waiariki District - Rotorua registry office Tairāwhiti District - Gisborne registry office Tākitimu – Hasting registr...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Welcome to the year that was for the Māori Land Court. And what a busy year it was. The judges have been working with the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries to move through the backlog of cases before the Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
–A - Application for payment from the Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for a barrister/solicitor appointed to assist the Court (service provider - Kokiri Chambers) AP-20230000034180 40/93 98(9)(aa)/93 River City Press Limited Mouri Türoa Initiative (Whanganui Awa & tributaries) - Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable fees and expenses (service provider - Rivercity Press Limited) AP-20230000034181 40/93, 98(9)(...
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this Trust and the improvement of title to land (held by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust), including applications under Part 14 of the Act; and (iv) forwarding to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the abo...
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.
Documents/Panui/0526122-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-July-2022-web1.pdf (493 kb)
